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Confused Quotes
"The country owes Tom DeLay a great debt of
gratitude...
He has served our nation with integrity
and honor..."
-- Rep John Boner, talking about Tom DeLay after
he was indicted on corruption charges Link
"House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio)
moved quickly to expel Rep. William
Jefferson (D-La.) following his indictment
Monday on federal corruption charges. .."
-- Patrick O'Conner Link
New Assault
on Gore
by Robert Parry
Excerpt:
Starting the ball rolling was a dismissively
brief two-column review in the Washington Post's
Book World on May 27, largely ignoring what the
book said while making clear that the
Inside-the-Beltway hostility toward Gore endures.
"Al Gore possesses a skill that no other American
politician can match - or would want to," wrote
Washington Post reviewer Alan Ehrenhalt. "He
has a consistent ability to express fundamentally
reasonable sentiments - often important ones
- in ways that annoy the maximum possible number of people."
But how Ehrenhalt ascertained that "the maximum
number of people" felt annoyed by Gore's book is not explained.
Judge's Ruling may Stop Gitmo Trials
Excerpt:
The U.S. war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo came
to a screeching halt on Monday when a
military judge dropped all the charges against
a young Canadian in a ruling that could preclude
trying any of the 380 prisoners. Army Col. Peter
Brownback, the judge, said the military tribunal
lacked jurisdiction over Canadian Omar Khadr
because he did not meet the definition of those
subject to trial under a law the U.S. Congress
drafted last year. 'It's not a technicality. It's another
demonstration that the system simply doesn't
work," said the tribunal's chief defense counsel,
Col. Dwight Sullivan. "Fundamentally it is a
system of justice that does not comport with American values.'
Subject: Republican Candidates Backpedal on Faith
It was interesting to see the Republican candidates
back pedal on their faith in the Bible.
When asked if they literally believe that God
created the world in 6 days they said they didn't know.
To me that means that they don't really believe
in the Bible.
The Bible says 6 days and that is what it means.
If you believe in God you have to believe that God
knows how long a day is and that those who don't
believe it are rejecting the authority of the Bible.
The issue of faith is that you have to choose
to believe in it regardless of the science and regardless
of reason and evidence. It's a choice you have
to make between faith and reality. You can't have it
both ways. Science, reason, and evidence indicates
the universe is about 15 billion years old.
The Bible says it's 6000 years old. These views
are incompatible.
You have to either choose faith or reason, and
when Republican candidates say they believe in the
Bible but ignore what it says makes me think
that they don't really have the faith they say they do.
Marc Perkel
San Bruno, CA.
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Rudy worse than Bush?
Excerpt:
Like Bush's, Rudy's career before the bombing
was in the toilet; New Yorkers had come to think of him
as an ambition-sick meanie whose personal scandals
were truly wearying to think about. But on 9-11,
it must be admitted, Rudy hit the perfect note;
he displayed all the strength and reassuring calm that Bush
did not, and for one day at least, he was everything
you'd want in a leader. Then he woke up the next day
and the opportunist in him saw that there was
money to be made in an America high on fear.
For starters, Rudy tried to use the tragedy to
shred election rules, pushing to postpone the inauguration
of his successor so he could hog the limelight
for a few more months. Then, with the dust from the WTC
barely settled, he went on the road as the Man
With the Bullhorn, pocketing as much as $200,000 for a
single speaking engagement. In 2002 he reported
$8 million in speaking income; this past year it was more
than $11 million. He's traveled in style, at
one stop last year requesting a $47,000 flight on a private jet,
five hotel rooms and a private suite with a balcony
view and a king-size bed."
Blitzer in the CNN Debate
Excerpt:
Despite the fact that this was a two-hour debate,
moderator Wolf Blitzer acted as if he was hosting
"Beat the Clock." Of course, a moderator must
keep a crowded field under control. But the candidates
weren't the ones who were off the leash. Rather,
it was Wolf who repeatedly interrupted contenders who
were trying to explain the basics of their positions,
cut off thoughful answers in mid-sentence and failed to
follow up when significant points of difference
- on issues such as trade policy - were thrown into the mix.
Worst of all, Blitzer tried to take complex issues and reduce them to show-of-hand stunts.
"I
serve at the pleasure
of the President!"
Quotes
"Sam Brownback and Duncan Hunter both said
they would pardon Scooter Libby
for selling out Valerie Plame for her
part in telling the truth about Bush's bloody quagmire."
-- Yahoo News coverage of the Fascist debate Link
Subject: Hilton - Stupidity, not Sac!
My god, your crush on Paris Hilton has gotten a little out of control.
"Crush" might not be accurate - I love Hillary so much more :)
The reason we all hate her is...
Quotes
"Obama talked the most in the debate (16 mins),
while Mike Gravel spoke the least (5:37 mins).
Wolf the Whore netted 22 minutes of
talk time."
-- Wake-Up Call!, Link
"That's
how I got my name!"
Subject: Obama's quiet riot
Bart, recent headlines read that "Obama warns of 'quiet riot' among blacks."
You and I know that this is not all about race.
It has a lot to do with being poor.
If Obama gets poor folks of all races involved
& excited, the resulting booms & crashes
of the "quiet riot" will be thunderous.
Andy in WV
If he could get the poor to vote, they'd be less
poor.
He ought to ask the poor to come to a rally in
big numbers,
then tell them to vote against tax cuts for the
super-rich.
Libby the
Traitor gets 30 months
Not ordered to surrender, will he get a pardon?
Excerpt:
Libby stood calmly before a packed courtroom
as a federal judge said the evidence
overwhelmingly proved his guilt and left the
courthouse without commenting.
"People who occupy these types of positions, where
they have the welfare and security of the nation
in their hands, have a special obligation to
not do anything that might create a problem," Judge Walton said.
Walton did not set a date for Libby to report
to prison. Though he saw no reason to let Libby remain free
pending appeal, Walton said he would accept written
arguments on the issue and rule later.
If we had a decent senate majority leader, he
would've warned Bush months ago not to pardon him.
But we have Harry Reid, who will no doubt be
"shocked" when the inevitable pardon comes down.
Yahoo -
biggest spammer in the world
Followed by AOL, with MSN right on their tail
This came in in a 2-3 hour period.
The last four I asked for - the rest is trespassing.
They have the nerve to claim "Spam blocking" in their ads, the bastards.
And why does Yahoo think anyone wants to see farm girls with barnyard
animals?
They should be shamed out of business.
Subject: Bart hates Arianna?
Bart, I have a problem with you hammering on Arianna - it's the word "hate."
I think I use that word appropriately.
When Arianna attacks, facts and logic are nowhere
to be found.
It's all, "Hillary thinks this, and Hillary
thinks that."
Plus, she's only got one topic to write about
and it's "destroy Hillary."
It sounds too much like the Repugnican talking
point applied to anyone
who disagrees or dislikes the Murder Monkey.
I can't affect what the Thugs say.
Bush can be attacked on the facts - why can't
they do the same for Hillary?
I hope in the end that she'll support the Dem
candidate but I won't count on it.
GBX
I doubt Arianna is going to vote Democrat.
Why we Hate
Hillary
by Nich Van Huffington, - I mean Hoffman
Excerpt:
Hillary Clinton's vote to invade Iraq is turning
into a political horror story.
Is that why her lead is widening over the others?
It is the moldering hand of a murder victim coming out of the grave to grab her by the ankle.
Oh. My. God.
Have you ever seen such shit-writing in your
life?
Bodies would not be jumping out at the candidate
of the money wing of the Democratic Party
if she had only said she made a mistake in voting
for the war,
Oh, so the bodies stay happily buried if she grovels
for people who hate her?
Did you win your job at The Nation in a freeroll
at fulltiltpoker.com?
She says, "My vote was a sincere vote based on
the facts and assurances
that I had at the time." She says it over and
over again.
...because people like you ask her that question over and over again.
That way you get to write, "She says it over
and over again."
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Subject: Hillary
Bart, what makes you so sure that Hillary will be nomInated and win in 2008 ?????
Is that a serious question?
I feel that you are scrupously honest in you reporting
but i get a litle bit nervous about your
reasoning regarding Hillary. I personally
feel that there are many people who will not vote for her
simply because she is a woman. Some feel
we are not ready for this drastic change.
We won't know until we try, right?
Who knew the Army would tolerate blacks until
we integrated it?
And there are those of us who do not feel that
Bill deserves a third term in the White House.
And as devoted DLC people they will if they loose
tell us she is now ready for 2012.
I doubt she'd run a second time.
We dems do not need to be Republican Lite.
We need to invigorate the New Deal Way of Life,
Mary
There's a reason why Clinton is the only Democrat
to win twice since World War II.
Quotes
"John, the fact is, I opposed this war from
the start.
So you are about 4 1/2 years late on
leadership on this issue."
-- Obama, after Edwards accused him of lacking leadership,
Meanwhile, She was acting presidential,
watching those two fight.
Subject: Paris and Sarah
She was stupid enough to drive with a suspended
license TWICE.
She can't put the blame for the second citation
on her publicist.
She can hire a chauffeur easily. And if
she's worried about the chauffeur
writing a tell all book, she could refrain from
sensational behavior.
All that is true.
You bet Paris went to the MTV Movie awards.
It's her last chance to party.
She's not the first celebrity to go somewhere
regardless of being teased, nor will she be the last.
"Regardless of being teased?"
Teased? She the most hated person in America.
Do you know what the word 'proportion' means?
As for talking about Sarah Silverman not standing
like a woman - HUH?
How is that relevant to the argument?
Andrea
If you saw Silverman standing that way - and she did it all night - you'd agree with me.
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Why Hillary
won the Debate
by someone pretending to be Arianna
Excerpt:
Hillary Clinton won because she arrived at the
debate as the front-runner -- with a widening lead
in national polls -- and left the debate with
her position solidified. Her success was due in part to
what she did during the debate, and in part to
what Barack Obama failed to do.
She came across as more comfortable in her own
skin, and more natural and less programmed than
in the past. And she exhibited an effortless
charm that those close to her often rave about but that
the public rarely sees. She even scored two of
the biggest laughs of the night with her zinger about
Cheney's diplomatic skills, and her use of Goldwater's
"shoot straight" line about gays in the military.
Why would the premier Hillary hater say something nice about her?
Why didn't she make stuff up like she always does?
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Quotes
"In a threat not uttered since the Cold War,
Putin said that Russia intends to aim its
missile systems - potentially nuclear
weapons - at targets in Europe in retaliation for
the U.S. decision to establish antimissile
bases there."
--
Doug Saunders, Link
Bush won't be happy until he literally destroys the world.
Subject: Paris the martyr
Excerpt:
I enjoy reading your site but this fawning over
Paris Hilton is ridiculous.
As Democrats, don't we pull for the underdog?
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Quotes
"The good news for Democrats is that they will
have to talk themselves out of winning in '08.
The good news for Republicans is they
can."c
-- James Carville, who
is right again
Subject: On Hillary's race to win
Bart I am of the opinion that there are several
candidates that could trounce anyone
that the repugs manage to crazy their way through
the primary proess.
I agree.
I do not think that the options for Democrats
are:
A: Get behind Hillary or,
B: Lose to the Republicans.
I agree.
Regardless of what candidate you support you have
to admit that Blitzer that blustering idiot
handled his job as moderator very poorly.
Obama, Edwards,and Clinton were given ample
speaking oppurtinites while the public was denied
getting to know any of the others.
Nek
We should - and I'm 100% serious - vote someone
off the island after each debate.
We can't have a real debate with 10 people trying
to get a chance to speak.
We have four candidates with a chance to win and
6 people lying to themselves.
Want to trade links?
Quotes
"President Bush has repeatedly violated the
law for six years."
-- Al Gore, plain talking and tellling the truth, Link
If only he had done that as a candidate, we'd all have electric
cars by now
and 3500 not-dead soldiers would be spending July 4th with their
families.
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The Sad, Painful Death of Dennis Miller
Excerpt:
Something happened to the once-brilliant Dennis
Miller. It started about a decade ago and has since
turned the man from one of the funniest and smartest
and most intellectually wry observers of culture
and political attitude in the country into a
warped war-supporting Bush-loving right-wing sycophant.
I (heart) Bush
He used to be the smart-ass cousin of Bill Hicks
and Lenny Bruce. But now you hear him and he
appears to have sacrificed his once-nimble mind
and forsaken all perspective to drink the Kool-Aid
of the Dark Side, and has become a full-blown
Republican. And it's a sad thing indeed.
Farewell, Dennis. You were amazing, once. Please
turn in your badge.
Now you are merely Ann Coulter's towel boy.
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Iraq pumped 3.5M
barrels daily before
Bush invaded
and then they got their 2003 Halliburton
upgrade
Bush is stealing $220,000,000every day.
No wonder they were so eager to start a war,
It's the biggest theft in Earth's history.
Exxon made
$10B profit in 90 days
$100M a day - all profit - because Bush started a fake war
Bush's "Bring 'em on" death taunt is up to...
3,495....3498
American dead
Drunk
moron at the wheel
How much did BIG OIL make yesterday?
Exxon
makes $108M - every day
Bush can live with that,
because Iraq's oil wells have
no meters
and his front company is moving
to Dubai.
$100M
a day,
$200M a
day,
$300M a
day - where's that money going?
Bush has killed more Americans than Osama.
This
man, Dr. Julius S. Youngner,
(I
call him 'Juli' cause we're tight)
personally
kicked Polio's ass,
but
Salk took the credit.
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Why won't God heal amputees?
Excerpt:
Is God real, or is he imaginary? It is one of
the most important questions in America today.
If God is real and if God inspired the Bible,
then we should worship God as the Bible demands.
We should certainly post the Ten Commandments
in our courthouses and shopping centers,
put "In God We Trust" on the money and pray in
our schools. We should focus our society
on God and his infallible Word because our everlasting
souls hang in the balance.
On the other hand, if God is imaginary, then religion
is a complete illusion. Christianity, Judaism
and Islam are pointless. We should eliminate
God from our society because God is meaningless.
Belief in God is nothing but a silly superstition,
and this superstition leads a significant portion of
the population to be delusional.
"Top of
the World, Ma"
by Eric Alterman
Excerpt:
The cop told me to leave the room and I did.
We left the room, past where the people were handing out
badges to go into the reception and I figured
the entire drama was over. But the cop kept yelling at me to leave.
I didn't understand. I thought I had left. I
asked him to stop yelling, I had left. He kept telling me to leave.
In retrospect, I guess he was kicking me out
of the building and I didn't understand, but it was really mystifying
and annoying and I told him I wanted to speak
to his commanding officer. We went over to the commanding
officer and I, calmly and politely, sought to
explain that I didn't know why this cop was continuing to hassle me.
The first cop kept interrupting me as I tried
to explain and finally I said, "Can I please finish a sentence here?"
That's when the first cop decided to arrest me.
He handcuffed me behind my back and took me outside."
They'll drop the charges and say, "No
harm, no foul, eh?"
Why can't cops stop pre-emptively arresting people
who might, at some point, commit a crime?
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